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Trumka to grads: 'Use your law degree as a force for moral good'Penn State alumnus and AFL-CIO president Richard L. Trumka told the class of 2016, "You have an extraordinary opportunity and responsibility to use your law degree as a force for moral good."

Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic publishes updated toolkit on LPR Cancellation of RemovalPenn State Law's Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic has released an updated version of its 2010 Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) Cancellation of Removal Toolkit, created on behalf of the Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC).

Clinic files amicus brief in First Circuit case on disenfranchised African American police officers in BostonStudents in Penn State Law’s Civil Rights Appellate Clinic recently filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First Circuit in Ronnie Jones, et al. v. The City of Boston.

Penn State Law team advances to quarterfinals in Thurgood-Marshall Moot CompetitionAdvocates Frank Sullivan and Aarish Sheikh and coach Will Ward (L to R) took home honors for the third-best brief in the competition and advanced to the quarterfinal round of eight teams out of 39 teams in the contest overall.

National Women’s Soccer League commissioner visits Penn StateAt Penn State Law, Commissioner Jeff Plush (second from right) met with Professor Stephen F. Ross, who organized the visit to University Park, and students Krista Dean, Allison Wells, and Brian Forgue.

Professor Mathews presents paper at Yale Law SchoolPenn State Law professor Jud Mathews delivered a paper on the principle of proportionality in administrative law at Yale Law School’s 2016 Conference on Comparative Administrative Law on April 30.

Penn State Law 2L wins Service Award from University’s Commission on LGBTQ EquityOutLaw president and second-year student Bret Atanasio has been named the 2016 winner of the Student Outstanding Service Award by the Penn State Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Equity.

Veterans clinic director to discuss pension and disability benefit appeals, other legal issues at Penn State FayetteMichele Vollmer, director of the Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic, will give a presentation on the appellate process for Veterans Affairs pension and disability claims at the Board of Veterans Appeals and the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals on April 29 at Penn State Fayette.

Student groups present ACLU of Pennsylvania executive director with Living Legal Legend AwardPenn State Law's Black Law Students Association and Penn State's Multicultural Undergraduate Law Association presented the third annual Living Legal Legend Award to Reggie Shuford, executive director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania, on April 12 at a ceremony in the Lewis Katz Building.

U.S. attorney, public defenders, and human rights expert discuss prosecution of noncitizen illegal entry and reentry“Rethinking Reentry: Prosecution, Defense, and Human Rights Perspectives,” a panel discussion about the prosecution of noncitizens for illegal entry and reentry, was hosted by the Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic.